<p>One of the best value draft selections in franchise history plays his 500th game for the Calgary Flames tonight. 2011 fourth round pick Johnny Gaudreau hits the milestone after becoming one of the most significant players in club history.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">HERE&#39;S JOHNNY!</p>
<p>500 <a href="https://twitter.com/NHL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NHL</a> games &#8211; what an achievement 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/EPGqRgf8QD">pic.twitter.com/EPGqRgf8QD</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLFlames/status/1375975930292756482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The 104th player selected in 2011, Gaudreau is neck and neck with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins for fifth in draft class scoring. The four players ahead of them are Nikita Kucherov, Gabriel Landeskog, Mark Scheifele and Jonathan Huberdeau. The five players mentioned here have all played many more NHL games than Gaudreau, who played three NCAA seasons after being drafted.</p>
<h2><strong>Gaudreau on the franchise leaderboard</strong></h2>
<p>21st in games played among skaters (23rd when you include goalies)</p>
<p>14th in goals</p>
<p>9th in assists</p>
<p>10th in points</p>
<p>14th in even strength goals</p>
<p>20th in power play goals</p>
<p>6th in game winning goals</p>
<h2><strong>Gaudreau milestone games</strong></h2>
<ul>
<li>1st &#8211; Apr. 13, 2014 against Vancouver (scored first NHL goal), a loss</li>
<li>100th &#8211; Nov. 15, 2015 against Chicago, a loss</li>
<li>200th &#8211; Jan. 23, 2017 against Toronto, a loss</li>
<li>300th &#8211; Mar. 7, 2018 against Buffalo, a win</li>
<li>400th &#8211; Oct. 13, 2019 against San Jose, a loss</li>
<li>500th &#8211; Mar. 27, 2021 against Winnipeg</li>
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One of the best value draft selections in franchise history plays his 500th game for the Calgary Flames tonight. 2011 fourth round pick Johnny Gaudreau hits the milestone after becoming one of the most significant players in club history.



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The 104th player selected in 2011, Gaudreau is neck and neck with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins for fifth in draft class scoring. The four players ahead of them are Nikita Kucherov, Gabriel Landeskog, Mark Scheifele and Jonathan Huberdeau. The five players mentioned here have all played many more NHL games than Gaudreau, who played three NCAA seasons after being drafted.
<h2><strong>Gaudreau on the franchise leaderboard</strong></h2>
21st in games played among skaters (23rd when you include goalies)

14th in goals

9th in assists

10th in points

14th in even strength goals

20th in power play goals

6th in game winning goals
<h2><strong>Gaudreau milestone games</strong></h2>
<ul>
 	<li>1st - Apr. 13, 2014 against Vancouver (scored first NHL goal), a loss</li>
 	<li>100th - Nov. 15, 2015 against Chicago, a loss</li>
 	<li>200th - Jan. 23, 2017 against Toronto, a loss</li>
 	<li>300th - Mar. 7, 2018 against Buffalo, a win</li>
 	<li>400th - Oct. 13, 2019 against San Jose, a loss</li>
 	<li>500th - Mar. 27, 2021 against Winnipeg</li>
</ul>

Johnny Gaudreau plays his 500th NHL game

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